ROUND 1 PART I:
From within the pit and crouched behind the pew,
Gloomblade, seeing an advantageously unaware Orc Drudge close by, hurls a shiny steel shuriken at it. Unfortunately, the drudge is able to duck the spinning blade and it flies past him, careening off the back wall of the monastery.
(Disheartening Strike vs Orc Drudge AC 16: [13] *miss*) Cursing his wide throw, the rogue remains crouched down to maintain some semblance of cover.
(+2 to AC)
Dorn calls to the orcish leader, calling into question its orchish-hood and it ability to lead. The words cut the orc to the quick, and its rushes forward to go after the bard… leaping uneasily into the pews and trying his best to scramble over them.
(Cutting Words vs. Orc Sergeant AC 19: [20] + 6 = 26 *crit* / 13 + [2] = 15 psychic damage / Orc Sergeant pulled to W20)
The two orcs that stand guard high above the floor of the monastery shout warnings as the party swarms throughout the room. Each of them wields an impossibly large crossbow, and they each take it in turn to raise it up and fire a large bolt at the advancing group. The
orc to the northwest targets the jackal rushing towards his compatriots and as the bolt is let lose, it impacts Gala in her flank, sending her sprawling backwards and up a step on the dais.
(Orc Bolt Thrower U4 vs Gala AC 20: [16] + 8 = 24 *hit* / [5] + 2 = 7 damage / Gala pushed 1 square to N13) The southwestern
orc spots Henry following along behind and it too fires… but his bolt trails the fighter that is crossing his firing arc.
(Orc Bolt Thrower D10 vs Henry AC 19: [8] + 8 = 16 *miss*) Both orcs then spend the precious seconds necessary to reload their large ballista.
(Move action to reload bellybow)
Gala smells the carnage, even before her eyes take in the vastness and the horror of the scene. The odor of all the monks’ blood mixes with the scent of her own, and she immediately springs forward again, moving towards the front doors.
(Shift to O12) With a howl, her claws rake the orc drudge as she passes him, sending him sprawling,
(Predator’s Flurry vs N11 Ref 12: [13] + 8 = 21 *hit* / dead / Gala may shift 5 squares) then she continues forward to the next one.
(Shift to P7) This time she leaps up and wrenches a huge chunk out of the neck of the orc, and he also tumbles to the floor dead.
(Predator’s Flurry vs P6 Ref 12: [6] + 8 = 14 *hit* / dead)
Henry throws an angry look up at the orc who fired upon him, but he knows that he’d never reach him in hand-to-hand right away. Instead, with both of the drudges down for the count, the only orc remaining on his side of the room at ground level is a hideous orc crone dressed in tattered rags, screeching and spitting foul curses on the invaders. The fighter quickly decides what to do.
Henry is up.
22
Gloomblade
18
Dorn
17
Orc Bolt Thrower U4
17
Orc Bolt Thrower D10
16
Gala 27/34
16
Henry
16
Orc Sergeant -15
15
Tregar
15
Orc Drudges
10
Orc Witch Doctor
9
Wendigo